Becky Mullard, a student of Laurence Turner's pregnancy yoga online class, says:

"Pregnancy yoga is a great way to meet other mums-to-be in the area and to treat your hard-working body to a bit of relaxation. Laurence is a great teacher and and the techniques she teaches have given me more confidence in my ability to manage the challenge of labour. I really find that yoga helps me to unwind and I always sleep so much better on Wednesday nights after yoga! "

So, what's so special about Turner's online Pregnancy Yoga class?

According to Turner, Pregnancy Yoga focuses on the breath for general well-being, body awareness, connection, visualisation, and relaxation with the view to preparing and opening the body for labour. These techniques are recognised by the Yoga Alliance and developed by Vicky Oliver

Specifically, you'll learn:

• By regularly practicing the yoga positions you’ll build strength for an active birth, and encourage your baby to find its optimum position in the last few weeks of pregnancy.
• You’ll soften and open your body, and experience a quiet and tranquil state of being that moves you inwards to feel the connectedness to baby.
• Practicing the relaxation, breathing and visualization techniques will quieten and condition your mind ahead of labor, helping with anxiety
• Yoga is widely recommended by the healthcare practitioners to pregnant women as a way of keeping fit and flexible.
• The emphasis on breathing makes space for the internal organs, instills mindfulness, draws a higher level of oxygen into the womb and more overtly fosters the mother and baby bond; for you share one breath.

To sign up for this online class, click here!

So, you want to be a paralegal?

The introductory Paralegal Studies online course provided by UniversalClass is designed to give you information you need to be a successful paralegal.

According UniversalClass, a provider of online continuing education courses to schools, libraries, companies, educators, and individuals throughout the world, this online class will take you through a survey of what is needed to become a paralegal, how you may choose to go about it, all of the business details which are generally not known until you are into the firm, and some of the social skills and information you will need to survive and thrive in a firm. It also covers issues which will never be said to you by anyone in your firm; some of the material cannot be said by members of your firm without putting them in legal jeopardy because they possess licenses or practice in certain areas of law. If you already have your paralegal certification, then this course will be beneficial if you are seeking your first firm position. You will get an insider's scoop on common mistakes and pitfalls, and you will know how to avoid or overcome common faux pas.

To sign up for this online class, click the link provide above.

Training Online Back Up Plan

Since the economic collapse in 2008, here's something that we've all probably heard a friend or relative say, "I'm waiting for my company to lay me off, and I'm considering getting online training as a back up job." Many people in that boat are expressing an interested in taking an online medical transcription or medical coding course.

A Big Career Step

A number of people considering the medical transcription field have take the online class offered by CareerStep.

One such student says:

I am studying with Career Step and in the advanced portion of the transcription. Yes, it's tough, but anything worthwhile doing can be challenging. I am a Platinum Enrollment student and the school has been very supportive. The chats and forums are a wonderful research and this school sends you a transcription pedal and software that help you simulate working in the real world (on your PC) while doing the transcription. I highly recommend Career Step!

Another Career Step student reports:

For what it is worth, I graduated from Career Step with Honors in November of 2008 and was employed by a local company within 2 weeks. I have not paid for anything out of my pocket, my employer supplied everything I needed. Yes, the course is difficult, but if it weren't, would you really be learning anything? Myself, I enjoyed the challenge. Career Step was founded and set up by a Certified transcriptionist so they fully prepare you. My employer was impressed with my skills and knowledge.

Additional Online Training Solutions

An alternative to the Career Step online medical transcription training class is the Medical Coding Certification Review Blitz Videos. According to Laureen Jandreop, CPC, Sr. Instructor, medical coders make on average $7,000 more per year when they are certified. So, whatever route you choose to getting your certification, it seems well worth the time and expense to pass the test. Jandreop's videos, according to the Instructor, are packed with all a candidate needs to know to pass the national 5.5 hour certified professional coder cxam.

Embarking on a career as a medical coder is a big step. Before you leap to an online class, you might want to invest a few dollars in an eBook called Medical Transcriptions A to Z.

When it comes to food safety there is a lot of confusion about what is required in terms of training and certification. For instance, the following is a real question that I found posted in an online forum:

Is food safety manager certification the same as ServSafe? I was required to take the test for ServSafe, because I'm a cook in professional kitchen, and I passed the food safety manager certification exam. Is it the same as Serv Safe or is there a difference? Is it recognized by the health department?

And the answer to these questions can be confusing, too. Here's what two food industry insiders said in response:

Answer #1: Servesafe is a company with a number of different types of training. Lots of companies provide hourly food handler training, but call your health department to be sure the place you want to take it has been approved by that health jurisdiction... All companies have to be approved through a local health department though. So, it really depends on your area...

Answer #2: The FSMC is required only when a County/State Health Department approves of its use. The FSMC courses are 2-3 full days are are taught by certified Food Safety instructors. You should verify with the health department you are dealing with looks at them as equals.

Want to make the foods you already eat even better? Want to enhance immunity and increase digestion? Fermentation, the same practice that gives yogurt its tartness and bread its rise, is the answer.  The process of lactic-acid fermentation actually increases vitamins, enzymes and beneficial bacteria naturally present in all foods – improving flavor, enhancing digestion and boosting immunity.  It’s a simple and easy solution that greatly improves the nutritive value of the foods we all consume.

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The Web site, FunWithFigures.com, had this to say about the Math Foundation's online math class:

In an Internet cluttered with amateurish 'me too' math sites, Math Foundation offers an innovative and genuinely effective "short cut" way of getting to grips with Basic Math skills. A major challenge when teaching math is keeping the lessons interesting. This is where most math courses lose it, however not 'Math Foundation'. Thanks to the insightful and ingenious animations, even the most restless kids (and adults) will remain intrigued throughout. The site is ideal for anyone studying math for the first time... or revising for math exams... or returning to education after a gap... or who's simply interested in mathematics. Whatever your interest, you won't find a faster way of learning basic math anywhere. It's one of the best math sites we've come across in a long time, and It gets our highest recommendation.

The Math Foundation is an award-winning program which features interactive e-learning tools to help you master the concepts of mathematics quickly and easily. Their courseware is designed for adult learners, homeschool, and traditional students.

I wish this online math class was available when I was a student. I didn't do well in math, but I think if I'd been able to take an online math class like The Math Foundation's offering, I might have come to some of the same conclusions as the FunWithFigures did. I certainly wasn't having any fun with figures as a student.

E-learning short courses (Photo credit: London College of Fashion short courses)

Here is what I came up with...to develop online course ideas...

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